In this period he has won the American Open twice, the British Open twice, the Metropolitan Open three times, the Western Open twice, the French Open once, the North and South Open three times, the West Coast Open four times, not to mention innumerable stake matches, exhibitions and minor tournaments.
The US and Germany's high-stakes match aired at 12pm ET on a weekday, when many Yanks would be at work.
Allan Robertson of St. Andrews, for example, was regarded as the greatest golfer of his time and, according to legend, was never beaten in a stakes match played on even terms (that is, without giving his opponent a handicap).
In a game where the stakes matched the electric atmosphere, No. 4 Syracuse made a boisterous claim for a No. 1 ranking and No. 1 seed in the N.C.A.A. tournament with a 95-77 victoverover No. 7 Villanova.
SmackDown has been on a roll as of late with its realistic storylines, like Miz vs. Bryan and Styles vs. Joe, so it can crank up the reality even more if Bryan fails to beat Miz again, which could increase the buzz and excitement heading to their high stakes match at Super Show-Down.
In the high-stakes match between the two major parties, it's do or die time for Democrats.
And yet, in the highest stake match of his life — the final of the US Open — he never once performed one of his ludicrously long ball-bouncing routines.
In crude mathematical terms, for the value of the government's stake to match the $50 billion in sunk loans, G.M.'s total equity after bankruptcy would have to be worth at least $69 billion and possibly more, assuming bondholders exercise their warrants.
To characterize the contents of emotions experienced by elite table tennis players during high-stakes matches and the situational elements that contribute to these experiences.
But as Mr. Chung, 21, told our sports columnist, he doesn't view it as the highest-stakes match of his career.
